The 8th Air Force was founded on Jan. 28, 1942, in Savannah, Georgia, with seven men and no planes. By 1945, the Mighty Eighth helped lead the Allies to victory.

Of the 350,000 members of the Eighth Air Force serving during World War II, 26,000 were killed in action and another 28,000 became prisoners of War. Instrumental in the victory over Germany ...